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Filipino it is kumusta. How are you? On my last travel before the end
of 2014, I met a Spanish friend. He told that he can recognized some
of the words we Filipinos use.Well I did some little compilations :)
Months
enero - enero
febrero - pebrero
marzo – marso
abril – abril
mayo – mayo
junio – hunyo
julio – hulyo
agosto – agosto
septiembre –
septembre
octubre - oktubre
noviembre –
nobembre
diciembre –
disyembre
Days
lunes – lunes
martes – martes
miercoles –
mierkules
jueves – huebes
viernes – biernes
sabado – sabado
domingo – lingo (
in other area like Pampanga domingo is used)
Time
hora – oras (time)
minuto -minuto
(minutes)
segundo – segundo
(seconds)
es la una – ala
una (1 o'clock)
son las dos – alas
dos (2 o'clock)
son las tres –
alas tres (3 o'clock)
son las cuatro –
alas kuwatro (4 o'clock)
son las cinco - ala
singko (5 o'clock)
son las seis - ala
sais (6 o'clock)
son las siete –
ala siete (7 o'clock)
son las ocho –
alas otso (8 o'clock)
son las nueve –
alas nuebe (9 o'clock)
son las diez –
alas dies (10 o'clock)
son las once –
alas once (11 o'clock)
son las doce – als
doce (12 o'clock)
es la una y media –
ala una y media (1:30 )
The plural form of Spanish becomes the specific name of thins in Filipino such as:
patata is potato,,
make it plural it becomes patatas, in Filipino potato/potatoes is
called patatas
pera is pear, make
it plural it becomes peras, in Filipino pear/pears is called peras
lechuga is lettuce,
make it plural becomes lechugas, in Filipino lettuce is called
lechugas
rabano is radish,
make it plural becomes rabanos, in Filipino radish/radishes is known
as labanos
uva is grape, make
is plural it becomes uvas, in Filipino grape/grapes is known as ubas
manzana is apple,
make it plural it becomes manzanas, in Filipino apple/apples is known
as mansanas
zapato is shoe, make
it plural it becomes zapatos, in Filipino shoe/shoes is called
sapatos
Old Filipino lacks
the F, V, Z and some alphabets. So tend to pronounce F as P, V as B,
Z as S.
About the vowels we
have 5 which are A , E, I, O, U but Filipinos can tends to
interchange the
E/I sound, as well
as the O/U sound.
A BA KA DA E GA HA I
LA MA NA NGA O PA RA SA TA U WA YA
I was singing the
song I was taught in school N years ago to refresh my memory while
typing the above characters.
Now the modern
Filipino alphabets are the ones below. We now have 28. Additional of
Ñ NG to the English alphabets.
A B C D E F G H I J
K L M N Ñ NG O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Spanish - Filipino
101 words being use in/for:
SCHOOL
estudiante –
estudyante (student)
papel – papel (
paper)
lapis – lapiz
(pencil)
borrador – pambura
(eraser)
pizarra – pisara
(blackboard)
libro – libro
(book)
maestro – maestro
( male teacher)
maestra – maestra
( female teacher)
escuela – eskwela
TRAVEL
pasaporte –
pasaporte (passport)
viajero – biahero
pasajero –
pasahero
HOUSE, Just looking
around the house things with Spanish words can be seen.
mesa – mesa
(lamesa) (table)
cuchara – kutsara
(spoon)
tenedor – tinidor
(fork)
plato – plato (
plate)
caldero – kaldero
( pan)
silla – silya
(chair)
ventilador –
bentilador ( electric fan)
jaula – haula
(birdcage)
cama – kama (bed)
plancha – plantsa
( iron)
vaso – baso
(glass)
cocina – kusina
(kitchen)
horno – horno
(oven)
lavabo – lababo
(sink)
baño – banyo
(bath)
singular for baño
is el baño if the baño becomes many, it becomes los baños
We have that place in Laguna, so it means many baths because in that
area many hot springs
Another place one in Mindoro, the place name is Puerto Galera
Puerto means port
Galera means galley
Looking at the net the meaning of galley means galleon..
ANIMALS:
animal – animal
(animal)
conejo – kuneho
(rabbit)
caballo – kabayo
(horse)
elefante - elepante (elephat)
pavo – pabo (
turkey)
usually these words
denotes part of meat, we usually eat..
pecho (breast) –
pecho ( chicken breast)
pata (leg) – pata
( pig leg)
lechon – lechon
(roasted pig)
FOOD:
cafe – kape
(coffee)
azucar – asukal (
sugar)
pimienta – paminta
(pepper)
food combination of
spanish word
leche flan - milk
custard
pan de sal –
salted bread
puto seco – seco
means dry, about the puto better ask some Spanish speaking people
here are some food
we eat in the Philippines :)
pastillas
mamon
puto
